Keep It Real Lyrics

[Chorus]
Uhh, well I keep real and I don't think I'll ever, change
I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face
I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins
I'll never change
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga
I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)
That's how I feel, my nigga
This beat is real


[Verse 2]
Aight look
Real nigga since day one
So fuck you if you hate me
Been a working nigga since day two
And a rich nigga since day three
Learned this shit on my own,so
What the hell could you teach me?
Kyle Harvey's no clone, you
Couldn't see me with HD
With a telescope
With a microscope
Nigga in the dark
With a lot of phones

I'm over rappers who smoke weed with white girls, and get Emma Stoned
I'm not saying they're weak
I'm just saying they're not me

And if like, I'm fuckin' great
I mean like, what else could they be?
Ya know?
They say that I sound like Drake
I don't
Your daughter thinks I'm great
I know

Your motherfuckin' CD package needs to come with a bar of soap
Cause honestly, your verses stink
That shit puts me straight to sleep
Even if I didn't have a nose, I could tell that your verses reek
But its filled with all this shit about
Spots you've never been
And about
Girls you'll never do
And about shit you never did

And all the niggas you killed
And all the caps that you've peeled
Well all you niggas are millionaires, so come on, let's be real

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Straight from Kyle himself:

It’s funny how many times the expression “I Keep It Real” or “Damn cuh, I’m real as fuck!” is used in rap, usually by a bunch of people who carry this preconceived idea of what being “Real” really is. Most of which are probably FAKER then that wack ass sham wow commercial from a few years ago… That shit don’t really work. Being “Real”, is being who you REALLY are, and not some generic drug dealing New York rapper with diamonds in both ears #245. Im not gonna lie I’ve never shot anybody or sliced a brick, I was into drama… I play mid-evil RPG’s, I watch “Everybody Loves Raymond” and actually like it… Look up Bobby Caldwell that nigga got bars. I dont lie about who I am… and neither should anyone else. IDGAF who thinks otherwise, I Keep It Real.
Oh, and Carnage produced this, soo yeah… its a slapper.
Love, Kyle

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Release Date
February 2, 2013
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